What makes us tick?

There are no mirrors in our studio. It’s not about what you look like, or being flexible or skinny. It’s not about doing every silly pose, because strong muscles & supreme balance won’t improve your relationships!

It’s about what you notice and feel along the way. It’s about accessing the strength and resiliency you already possess. It’s about re-inhabiting yourself through conscious movement and fluid breath.

The practice is simple – not easy. Think of it as practice for life.

Message from Suzanne

Life gives us opportunities to feel every possible feeling. It flows from rewarding to challenging, from frightening to thrilling. The high or low we experience in this moment is temporary. How we react feeds the experience that follows. When we lessen our reactivity, we lessen our strain and stress, and our health improves.

Your ability to notice and regulate your reactions – not the ability to stand on your hands, balance on one leg or put a foot behind your head – is key to elevating your quality of life. A consistent and solid yoga practice draws out your virtues and changes your presence. Power Yoga asks you to pay attention; to be willing to watch yourself; to accept, love and learn from what you discover so you can live bigger. It’s not easy – it’s empowering. Its most potent effects come gradually over time.

We all have our work to do. No one can do it for us, but we don’t have to do it alone. OPY is a safe space full of amazingly strong and resilient people…doing their own work, together. I will never tire of hearing students say “I love this place, there’s just something different about it!”
WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS and are committed to their growth!